Kelso Abbey
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Kelso Abbey is a ruined medieval Tironensian monastery in the Scottish Borders, once one of Scotland’s wealthiest and most influential religious houses.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tironensian monastery
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medieval monastery → ruined abbey → scheduled monument → |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
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Romanesque architecture → |
| category |
monastery in the Scottish Borders
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ruined abbeys and monasteries in Scotland → |
| constructionStart |
1128
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| country |
Scotland
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| currentUse |
heritage site
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tourist attraction → |
| dateFounded |
1128
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| dedicatedTo |
Blessed Virgin Mary
→
Saint John → |
| dissolutionDate |
1607
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| dissolvedDuring |
Scottish Reformation
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| economicBase |
agricultural rents
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extensive landed estates → |
| foundedAs |
Selkirk Abbey
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| foundedBy |
David I of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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| founder |
David I of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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| governingBody |
Historic Environment Scotland
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| heritageDesignation |
scheduled monument
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| historicalRegion |
Roxburghshire
NERFINISHED
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|
| languageOfCommunity |
Latin
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| locatedIn |
Kelso
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River Tweed valley → Roxburghshire NERFINISHED → Scottish Borders → |
| locatedNear |
River Teviot
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River Tweed → |
| movedFrom |
Selkirk
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|
| nearbySettlement |
Kelso town centre
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| notableFeature |
massive west front
→
twin western towers (partially surviving) → |
| onceRankedAs |
one of the wealthiest monasteries in Scotland
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| openToPublic |
yes
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| ownership |
Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)
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| region |
Borders
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| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholic Church
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| religiousOrder |
Tironensian Order
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| relocatedBy |
David I of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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| relocationDate |
1128
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| status |
ruin
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| sufferedEvent |
English raids during the Wars of Scottish Independence
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attacks by English forces in the 16th century → damage during the Rough Wooing → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria
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burialPlace |
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Borders
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contains |
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Scottish Borders
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containsHistoricSite |
|
James III of Scotland
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|
coronationPlace |
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David I of Scotland
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|
founded |
|
Kelso Abbey
("Selkirk Abbey")
→
|
foundedAs |